Episode 1083 Because that is the duty of a master. (3)
Paaaaat.
Hwasan’s disciples rushed out like the wind. At the same time, he kept glancing at the child in Tang Soso’s arms.
“…Are you okay?”
“It’s okay.”
“…Are you really okay?”
“I said it was okay!”
“So really…”
“This human?”
When Tang Soso, who had been patient all along, finally turned on the light in his eyes, Baekcheon was stung.
“Oh no. “I’m worried…”
She shook her head as she looked at Baekcheon, who was acting more and more like a fool.
“The kid is okay. I’m just exhausted. “That person is the problem.”
At those words, everyone’s eyes turned again. To the woman riding on Yu Iseol’s back.
“If I had discovered it a little later, it really would have been irreversible.”
“Ah…”
Everyone shuddered at those words.
If they had just left Hangzhou, this woman and child would have died buried in the rubble. I wouldn’t have been able to get out of there alone in this exhausted state.
“It can’t go wrong, right…?”
“No, don’t get caught!”
“Shut your mouth, Siju!”
“Stop it!”
“…I’m sorry, but which bastard is the last one?”
As Baekcheon rolled his eyes, Jo Geol slowly turned his head. Baekcheon gritted his teeth, but held back because he didn’t have time to waste hitting Jogeul(?).
First of all, we need to move that hat to a safe place as quickly as possible.
“What about the Yangtze River?”
Lim So-byeong, who was following behind, answered in a slightly hurried voice.
“It takes a full day to drive north.”
Baekcheon’s gaze then turned to the woman carrying Yu Iseol. Since the local government said it was okay, I shouldn’t have any problems right away, but I was anxious.
Perhaps the urgency he feels now is not rational. It may be an impatience that they should never lose what they managed to gain in that terrible Hangzhou.
But Baekcheon knows. That sometimes there are things more important than reason. The impatience they feel now is by no means wrong.
“Sasuk!”
“okay. “Let’s speed up even more.”
“Now wait a minute! Dojos! “Faster from here?”
Lim So-byeong said, ‘Hey, you crazy people! He shouted with a look on his face that said, ‘Are you sure you are in your right mind?’, but instead of answering, Baekcheon just glanced elsewhere.
Lim So-byeong naturally moved his gaze to follow Baek-cheon. Namgung Dowi, with a pale complexion, was saying with his face, ‘Even if I fall while running, I will never slow down!’
“…This is why your father told you not to have anything to do with the bastards of the political sect….”
Who said that the sect bastards were out of their minds? All those who say such things should be caught and thrown into that crazy volcanic wave.
“run!”
“Hi! “Let’s go together!”
Lim So-byeong was frightened and caught up with Hwasan’s disciples, who were speeding up.
For others, it may just be a matter of keeping pace, but for Lim So-byeong, it is a matter of survival. If you fall into Gangnam alone, you can’t be sure what will happen next.
“Oh no. Let’s go together…. Cough! I’m sick too… Cough! Am I not a sick person? You bastards! Cough! Cough! Cough!”
Lim So-byeong, whose stomach was upset, coughed as if he was going to vomit his lungs out, but surprisingly, no one paid any attention.
No, actually, one person gave me a look. Still, Cheongmyeong looked back with slightly pitiful eyes, perhaps because he had a little more hate for her than others.
“Dojo!”
It was the moment when Lim So-byeong was about to shout out with a face filled with emotion.
“Tsk tsk. That Sapa bastard. “I was wondering when it would disappear, but it looks like it is finally disappearing now.”
“….”
“Whether I’m left here alone and run, it’s still the same, so it’s just buried beforehand, right? “Isn’t that the way to leave a body intact?”
“…Bitch….”
“What?”
“Cough! Cough! Cough!”
Lim So-byeong coughed quickly and looked away from Cheong-myeong’s eyes. Of course, I cursed inside.
‘Did I say something wrong, you bastard?’
What kind of pity do those bastards have? He looks like a bastard who would get so angry that Taesangno would cut off his head with his knee.
“Ugh…”
At that time, a low moan escaped from the mouth of the woman riding on Yu Iseol’s back. Everyone stopped talking and turned to look at her. It seemed like it was just a moan that came out, not a moan coming from the person regaining consciousness.
“Samae are you okay? Shall we take shifts?”
“I will do it.”
“…okay.”
Baekcheon quietly nodded.
It may not be a big deal for a woman from a powerful family, but for a woman from a private family, being carried on the back of a man outside of her family can be a big deal. So, in the end, Yu Yi-seol, who is the more stubborn among them, has no choice but to carry the woman.
‘It must be difficult.’
Baekcheon looked at Yu Yi-seol with pitiful eyes.
Running while carrying a patient is harder than you think. If shaking is transmitted, the patient’s condition may worsen, so be careful about where you take a step. This means that your physical strength and mental strength are consumed twice as much as usual.
However, Yu Iseol was running with the woman on his back without a single complaint. A sense of responsibility was evident from her expressionless face.
“Soso, should I hold the baby?”
“Hands off, death penalty! “Where are you putting your dirty hands?”
“…It’s dirty.”
In one corner, Jo Geol was greatly hurt. However, Tang Soso never handed over the child and revealed this.
“Even if everyone else is fine, the death penalty is not acceptable.”
“That’s right.”
“You go behind there. “When a child wakes up and sees your face, it starts a fight.”
“…But these noblemen…”
Hwasan’s disciples quickly ran forward. They were playing games to get rid of the sense of crisis that they might attack at any moment, but their movements were desperate.
“Ugh…. Ugh!”
As time passed, Lim So-byeong, who had been keeping up well, began to slowly fall behind. It is inevitable that there will be problems with endurance due to a long-term illness. Besides, haven’t you been overexerting yourself ever since you left?
Hwasan’s disciples tried to give him a moment’s attention, but a calm voice penetrated their ears.
“Just run.”
After leaving those words, Cheongmyeong slowly fell back. Then he put his hand on Lim So-byeong’s back with a very shocked expression.
“What kind of bastard bandit has such weak stamina?”
“Why would a mountain bandit jump like this… Cough! “There is something!”
“Yay yea.”
“But still! “You’re helping me…”
Cheongmyeong clicked his tongue.
“Well, I paid for the food.”
If it wasn’t for Lin Xiaobyeong, everyone would have died when the black ghost attacked. I never thought I would say that I lived my whole life thanks to Sapa.
“Run quickly, you bandit. “Before I really leave you alone.”
“…a person like Sagar.”
“huh?”
“…no.”
Lim So-byeong pouted and pushed his legs. The crown on his head was crumpled and fell down. Still, thanks to Cheongmyeong’s support, I was able to regain my composure to some extent.
Then suddenly he slowly slowed down again. Cheongmyeong asked curiously.
“What are you doing, man?”
“for a moment.”
Lim So-byeong, who had put a little distance between himself and the people in front of him, opened his mouth in a low voice.
“Isn’t it a little strange?”
“what?”
“That woman and child.”
Lim So-byeong narrowed his eyes as he looked at the woman riding on Yu I-seol’s back.
“I searched just in case, but there were no other survivors.”
“….”
“Even a strong man couldn’t stand it, but for a woman like that to survive the crash… no way…”
Cheongmyeong ran without giving a specific answer. Lim So-byeong, who caught a glimpse of the stern complexion, ran silently without prompting for an answer. Then, after a while, he opened his mouth again. The voice was very heavy.
“Am I guessing correctly?”
“…well.”
Lim So-byeong cast a meaningful glance at the woman and child. The person who unleashed the demonic energy to destroy the surrounding area in the first place was Danjagang. Because Jang Il-so and Cheongmyeong only attacked Danjagang.
Since Danjagang was the cause of the death of those who were swept away, the reason why that mother and son survived cannot help but be found in Danjagang.
But… Lim So-byeong quickly shook his head. It is a battlefield where lives are at stake. Is it really possible to prevent someone who was consumed by demonic energy from losing his mind and going on a rampage from causing damage to a specific area?
“Maybe it’s just a coincidence.”
“…Yes.”
Neither Cheongmyeong nor Lim So-byeong said any more. The answer will probably never be known. Because there is no one in this world who can give the answer.
Cheongmyeong’s eyes were dark as they stared ahead.
This was a question that even he couldn’t answer. Because Cheongmyeong did not know that there was a woman and child there. The current Cheongmyeong is not strong enough to be able to divert attention elsewhere in the face of the Danjagang and the thousand-year-old enemy.
As Lim So-byeong said, all of this may just be a coincidence.
But… if what Cheongmyeong thinks is true, just one chance…
‘Even if they are demons… they are ultimately the children of humans.’
It’s something I don’t even want to think about. Even if you know it, you must forget it.
“So… it’s something that must be done.”
Lim So-byeong looked at Cheongmyeong’s muttering incomprehensibly. But Cheongmyeong did not pay attention to him. His mind was already full of other beings.
‘Cheonma.’
No matter how much we accept a doctrine, no matter how close we are to brainwashing, humans are ultimately beings who doubt and doubt. And I cannot let go of the small feeling of compassion in my heart.
That’s why the Heavenly Demon is so terrible.
Because it turns such people into blind fanatics.
‘Definitely… even if it means risking everything.’
We must never create a world where the Heavenly Demon runs wild again. Even if it is to avoid repeating the tragedy of Hangzhou.
Cheongmyeong bit his lip as if he had made up his mind and pushed Lim So-byeong hard.
“Say it in your own words!”
After running again and again until the sun set, Hwasan’s disciples finally arrived at the Yangtze River.
When they finally arrived, unable to even say they were exhausted, what they saw was a huge ship standing on the riverside. The affiliation seems so clear.
Those who had been staring at the ship in silence and dumbfounded turned to each other.
“Badge for those outnumbered?”
“…I guess so?”
“I don’t think there’s anyone in there?”
“Why is this here…?”
Cheongmyeong walked out among the people who couldn’t hide their despair and smiled as he looked at the empty boat.
“Anyway, I heard you have a dirty personality, you bastard Jang Il-so.”
Yoonjong said, looking at the empty boat as if it was absurd.
“…When on earth did you start preparing?”
“I don’t know. Who cares?
Cheongmyeong gestured towards the ship.
“It looks like they are going for a ride. hitter.”
“This?”
“We outnumber them twice?”
“then? “Are you going to take these people for a swim?”
Hwasan’s disciples looked at the ship with shocked faces and then nodded.
“…There’s nothing you can do. “I have no choice but to ride.”
“Yes, Sasukjo.”
When Ungeom said that, Hwasan’s disciples looked suspicious but boarded the empty boat. As soon as we raise the anchor and unfold the folded sails, the ship begins to move slowly down the river.
“…It was long.”
“I know.”
The Hwasan disciples, barely leaning against the railing as if they were about to fall, watched Gangnam slowly moving away with eyes full of complex emotions. Although it was less than two days, it felt like months had passed.
As they watched the land moving away in silence, the sound of a child crying passed through their ears.
“…I guess he’s awake.”
Dangsoso started to comfort the child he was holding. The child’s small hand was squeezing her thumb. Everyone had a small smile on their lips as they looked at the sight.
Baekcheon said, unable to take his eyes off the scene.
“Next time…”
“Yes, Sasuk.”
Yunjong answered calmly.
“Next time will be different.”
They looked at each other and then looked at the child in Tang Xiaoxiao’s arms again in silence.
A boat sailed quietly across the red river soaked in the sunset.
